Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016

4/24/2023, 8:39 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 4904

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded House reported version is repeated here.)

Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016 or the MEGABYTE Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue a directive to require the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of each executive agency to develop a comprehensive software licensing policy, which shall: (1) require the CIO of each agency to establish a comprehensive inventory of software licenses; (2) track and maintain such licenses; (3) analyze software usage to make cost-effective decisions; (4) provide software license management training; (5) establish goals and objectives of the agency's software license management program; and (6) consider the software license management life cycle phases to implement effective decision making and incorporate existing standards, processes, and metrics.

The CIO of each executive agency must report to the OMB, beginning in the first fiscal year after this Act's enactment and in each of the following five fiscal years, on the savings from improved software license management.

Current Status of Bill HR 4904

Bill HR 4904 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since April 12, 2016. Bill HR 4904 was introduced during Congress 114 and was introduced to the House on April 12, 2016.  Bill HR 4904's most recent activity was Became Public Law No: 114-210. as of July 29, 2016

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 4904

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
28
Democrat Cosponsors
10
Republican Cosponsors
18
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 4904

Primary Policy Focus

Government Operations and Politics

Potential Impact Areas

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresComputers and information technologyGovernment information and archivesLicensing and registrationsOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)Performance measurement

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 4904

Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue a directive on the management of software licenses, and for other purposes.Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016MEGABYTE Act of 2016Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016MEGABYTE Act of 2016MEGABYTE Act of 2016Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016MEGABYTE Act of 2016Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016MEGABYTE Act of 2016Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016
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